AGEING WOMEN – CRITICAL CHALLENGES & CONCERNS

India International Center, New Delhi

August 26 - 27, 2013

1. Session - Empowerment: Health and Well Being Name : Dr. Massouda Jalal

Affirmative action policy and programs for aged women empowerment as they are more
vulnerable to discrimination, violence, poverty and crisis.

2. Session - Empowerment: Health and Well being Name : FerdousAra Begum

Government should ensure older women's access to basic needs, such as, access to
housing, health, security and empowerment on equal terms with men. So that older
women may age with dignity.

Government should adopt age and gender friendly policies and programs on the basis
of national and international instruments including general accommodation. Number
27 of the CEDAW Convention.

Government should allocate adequate budget for ageing population and implement policies
and progress for the protection of human rights of older women.

3. Session - Caregiving & Elderly Care Name : Anjali A Raje

A percentage of the 2% of the CSR of industries/ corporates earmarkedunder the New
Companies Act must be allotted for senior citizen's programmes/projects.

The sensitization of school children should be a nationwideprogramme in which senior
citizens act as 'teachers' to inculcate moral views amongst the youngsters – to
help rebuild the deteriorating moral fabric of our country - to have respect for
elders, for women, for hard work.